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English is the official language of Guyana, which is the only South American country with English as the official language. [1] [2] The Umana Yana in Georgetown; the name means "Meeting place of the people" in Waiwai. Guyanese Creole (an English-based creole with African, Indian, and Amerindian syntax) is widely spoken in Guyana. [1]
Guyana is the only mainland South American nation in which English is the official language. However, the majority of the population speak Guyanese Creole, an English-based creole language, as a first language. Guyana is part of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Guyanese Creole (Creolese by its speakers or simply Guyanese) is an English-based creole language spoken by the Guyanese people.Linguistically, it is similar to other English dialects of the Caribbean region, based on 19th-century English and has loan words from West African, Indian-South Asian, Arawakan, and older Dutch languages.
English is the official language of Guyana, which is the only South American country with English as the official language. [22] [23] Guyanese Creole (an English-based creole with African and Indian syntax) is widely spoken in Guyana. [22] A number of Amerindian languages are also spoken by a minority of the
Guyana is the only mainland South American nation in which English is the official language. However, the majority of the population speak Guyanese Creole, an English-based creole language, as a first language. Guyana is part of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Americas: Berbice Creole Dutch, formerly spoken in the Berbice region of Guyana; extinct as of 2005 with the death of Bertha Bell.; Jersey Dutch, formerly spoken by original settlers of New Netherland, as well Black people and Native Americans in the region of Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties; extinct as of 1960s.
No (co-official with French, but only spoken primarily in the Northwest and Southwest of the country) Canada: CAN North America: 38,048,738 Yes (Co-official with French, and a predominant language nationwide except for Quebec (where French is the predominant language) and Nunavut (where Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun are the predominant languages ...
English is the main language, and Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America, although many people in neighboring Suriname also speak English. British English is taught in school and used in Government and business. Guyanese creole, a pidgin of 17th-century English, African and Hindi words, is used at home and on the street.